Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar and Teacher

Zhou Hongzheng 周弘正

c. AD 496 - AD 574

Passages
44
Chapters
7
Histories
4

Overview

Zhou Hongzheng was a scholar and Teacher.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Sixing 思行 Sixing
Posthumous name Master Jian 簡子 Jiǎnzǐ
Epithet Young Zhou 周郎 Zhou Lang

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Key source chapters

  1. Book of Chen, Chapter 24 Volume 24: Zhou Hongzheng; Yuan Xian 36 passages
  2. Book of Chen, Chapter 16 Volume 16: Zhao Zhili; Cai Jingli; Liu Shizhi; Xie Qi 2 passages
  3. History of the Southern Dynasties, Chapter 54 Volume 54 Biographies 44: Sons of Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Sons of Emperor Yuan of Liang 2 passages
  4. History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88 Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses 1 passage
  5. Book of Chen, Chapter 29 Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng 1 passage

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Source notes

References in the histories

44 passages

History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 1 passage
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Book of Chen, Chapter 16Volume 16: Zhao Zhili; Cai Jingli; Liu Shizhi; Xie Qi · 2 passages
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Book of Chen, Chapter 24Volume 24: Zhou Hongzheng; Yuan Xian · 36 passages
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弘正陋學書生，義慚稽古，家自汝、潁，世傳忠烈，先人決曹掾燕抗辭九諫，高節萬乘，正色三府，雖盛德之業將絕，而狂直之風未墜。 Hongzheng is a shabby scholar, ashamed before the ancients. His house comes from Ru and Ying and for generations has transmitted fierce loyalty. His forebear Yan, clerk of the Decision Office, spoke out in nine remonstrances, held lofty conduct before the throne, and kept stern countenance before the three bureaus. Though great virtue was ending, the wind of blunt uprightness had not fallen.
王僧辯之討侯景也，弘正與弘讓自拔迎軍，僧辯得之甚喜，即日啟元帝，元帝手書與弘正曰：「獯醜逆亂，寒暑亟離，海內相識，零落略盡。 When Wang Sengbian campaigned against Hou Jing, Hongzheng and Hongrang broke out on their own to welcome his army. Sengbian was greatly pleased and that day reported to Emperor Yuan. Emperor Yuan wrote Hongzheng in his own hand: "The savage rebel has torn cold from heat again and again; acquaintances within the seas are nearly all gone.
時朝議遷都，朝士家在荊州者，皆不欲遷，唯弘正與僕射王裒言於元帝曰：「若束脩以上諸士大夫微見古今者，知帝王所都本無定處，無所與疑。 At that time the court debated moving the capital. Court gentlemen whose families were in Jingzhou all wished to stay—only Hongzheng and Minister of Works Wang Pou said to Emperor Yuan, "Gentry of full learning who know past and present understand that an emperor's seat has no fixed place. There is nothing to doubt.
故尚書右僕射、領國子祭酒、豫州大中正弘正，識宇凝深，藝業通備，辭林義府，國老民宗，道映庠門，望高禮閣，卒然殂殞，朕用惻然。 The late right vice director of the secretariat, concurrent national university libationer and chief rectifier for Yu province, Hongzheng—his knowledge was deep and settled, his arts complete; a forest of letters and storehouse of righteousness, elder of the state and teacher of the people; the Way shone at the school gate, his repute high in the ritual hall. Suddenly he has fallen—we are deeply moved.
Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 1 passage
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Book of Chen, Chapter 30Volume 30: Xiao Ji; Lu Qiong; Gu Yewang; Fu Zai · 1 passage
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History of the Southern Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 44: Sons of Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Sons of Emperor Yuan of Liang · 2 passages
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Book of Sui, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses · 1 passage
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